What are the advantages of majoring in political science?
The political science majors prepares students for careers and advanced training in law, political science, government, the public sector, non-governmental organizations, and certain occupations within the private sector. The goal of the Touro Political Science Department is to teach students how to think about politics, and through this to develop their conceptual and verbal skills. This training prepares students for professional and executive positions in a complex political economy, where success (and income) increasingly depends on sophisticated cognitive skills. Majors in political science frequently go on to law school. Graduates of Touro’s Political Science Department have been accepted at many top law schools, including Yale, Harvard, Columbia, New York University, and Fordham. The political science offers a curriculum with many of the features that law school admissions officers recommend, such as courses that develop analytical skills, critical reasoning skills, and writing
